Trial at left tackle; Saturday scrimmage time change

COLLEGE STATION — Lucas Patterson to left tackle has taken a swerve at Texas A&M.

Aggies coach Mike Sherman, after moving Patterson from defensive tackle to offensive left tackle at the start of camp, tried Patterson at right tackle on Tuesday. Veteran Lee Grimes played left tackle.

Sherman had originally moved Patterson from the defense because he said he really needed someone to protect the quarterback’s blind side. That guy was supposed to be Patterson.

Sherman said on Tuesday not to look too deep into Patterson to right tackle. Yet.

“We’re just trying to get a look,” Sherman said. “It’s hard to take a guy from defense and throw him in on the offense, particularly on the left side. He’s right-handed, and a left-handed stance is a little bit of a challenge. I wanted to see how Patterson fared on the right side, and Grimes on the left.”

Sherman said it won’t take him long to decide who’s best where.

“I wanted to look at that (Tuesday) and maybe a little bit (today), and then make a decision,” he said. “I think guys have to get comfortable in their spots.”

nutznBolZ:: The Aggies have changed the time of Saturday’s scrimmage at Kyle Field to 8:30 a.m. It originally was scheduled for that evening. … RB Cyrus Gray and WR Jeff Fuller have returned to drills after missing a couple of days with tweaked hamstrings. … The Aggies open their season on Sept. 5 at Kyle against New Mexico. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

• Tentative times for practice, open to A&M students, staff and former students, the rest of this week: